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Saturday, July 16, 2011

Korean sexual education

Is non existant. Just like gay people there.

I say, let them watch I Need Sex... I mean, Romance, where leads behave like normal people nowadays. Fine, in 17th century holding hands was equal to orgasm maybe, but I don't believe that pairs didn't kiss.

But to be fair, in my country, sexual education is also so poor, that kids learn about sex from the internet. And as the article below states, people may get distorted idea about opposite gender or sexual behavior.

Article from JoongAng Ilbo:

On a recent afternoon, hundreds of students gathered in an auditorium
for a lecture on sex education by a guest speaker. Many of them were
chatting with their friends, some were dozing off or immersed in other
thoughts. Those who were interested in the subject seemed reluctant to
actively participate. They didn’t want to seem overly interested in sex.
For lectures like these, some schools select one class to attend and
report to other classes. Others have students watch a video. Again, not
many students pay attention to the screen. Needless to say, sex
education in Korean schools is not very effective.

The legally
mandatory curriculum requires at least 10 hours of sex education per
year, with lessons on sexual violence, the sex trade and sexual
harassment prevention. At present, most schools offer five hours of sex
education per year in their health classes. But heath is an elective,
and not many students take it because of the focus on academics and
college admission.

Nowadays, children and adolescents resolve
their curiosity about sex through the Internet and the media, but if
they obtain incorrect information, they may develop distorted ideas
about sex. And there are no educational programs to clear up these
misconceptions.

Other developed countries, such as France,
require 30 to 40 hours of sex education per year, but Korean students
receive an average of 5.3 hours. In Finland and Germany, students take a
health class that is required for graduation.

Our schools need
to provide at least 10 hours of sex and health education, in addition to
making the subject interesting for students. Sex education classes in
Korea are often limited to boring topics, such as how a baby is
conceived when the sperm and egg meet. Sex and health education should
provide accurate information that students want to know and need to
learn to help them develop a healthy concept of sex. There is so much
for young Koreans to know, from how the genders are different, how a man
and woman should communicate, what constitutes sexual violence and how
to respond to it.

To address these problems, The Body Shop is
running a human rights campaign for children and adolescents in
collaboration with Ecpat Korea (Naeil Women’s Center for Youth). We need
to work on providing consistent and systematic sex and health education
to address the real issues and concerns of young people and help them
develop a healthy sexual identity.*The writer is the president of ECPAT Korea (Naeil Women’s Center for Youth)Translation by the JoongAng Daily staff.